KJV King James Version
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
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1 Kings 10:16
And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
WEB World English Bible
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
ASV American Standard Version
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And king Solomon maketh two hundred targets of alloyed gold—six hundred of gold go up on the one target;
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 10
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
17 And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne [was] round behind: and [there were] stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמֶּ֧לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingשְׁלֹמֹ֛הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonמָאתַ֥יִםH3967 · me.ahhundredצִנָּ֖הH6793 · tsin.nahhookזָהָ֣בH2091 · za.havgoldשָׁח֑וּטH7820 · sha.chatbeatenשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixמֵא֣וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldיַעֲלֶ֖הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעַל־H5921 · aluponהַצִּנָּ֥הH6793 · tsin.nahhookהָאֶחָֽת׃H259 · e.chadone
Cross-references
1 Kings 14:26-28And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.2 Chronicles 12:9-10So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.2 Chronicles 9:15-16And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.
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